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By Laura Peterson, For The Mountain Times I think it’s fair to say the consensus of folks who live here is generally gratitude – not just for the beauty of our area, but for the kindness and neighborly energy of the residents. Let’s send out a heartfelt thanks to

By Ty Walker, The Mountain Times They came for the succulent shellfish and they stayed for the live music. Hundreds of crustacean lovers joined The Skyway Bar and Grill in celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Crawdad Festival this summer. The two-day event, which comes the third weekend of

By Marie Kennedy, The Mountain Times For more than four decades, Darrell Nelson has helped add new ironwork to Timberline Lodge with one goal in mind: Make it look as though it has always been there. "We strive very hard for people not to be able to tell the

By Steve Wilent, For The Mountain Times In my August 2023 column, I reported that the main threats to the iconic northern spotted owl are wildfire and barred owls. Wildfire destroys spotted owl habitat (or at least changes it dramatically for a century or two). And the size and severity

By Dr. Robert Kelly, DMD, For The Mountain Times Last month I talked about the amazing archeological findings of Neanderthal teeth and how they discovered ancient dental work on them dating back to 59,000 years ago.  I also posed the question of whether the Neanderthals or ancient human ancestors

By Jane M Wray -Tim’s mother, For The Mountain Times On a quiet stretch of highway between Willamette Falls and Sandy, Oregon, most passing drivers likely saw only another runner logging miles beneath gray Northwest skies. What they could not see was the grief he carried with every step.